The rules are pretty lax. You have to begin a project during the opening ceremony, and finish it before the Olympic Torch is extinguished. Any project will do, but it's supposed to be a challenge for you. Actually FINISHING a project is a challenge for me these days, so I chose to knit a pretty simple poncho. . . .
Like so -- Looks like a gigantic potholder at this point!
It will be a very long piece of knitting, sewn together to form a cozy poncho. Here are the instructions, a free pattern from Yarnzilla.com (gotta love that name, too!): http://www.yarnzilla.com/2009/02/free-pattern-mariannas-poncho.html
So what may One win, you ask? Well, a gold medal stamp on One's blog. Self-respect for actually finishing a project (a real prize for this One!). A diminishing yarn stash to make room for new yarn (of course). A nice warm garment to wear in Chicago when One travels there in a few weeks for the birth of One's granddaughter.
And most of all, many hours of pleasant knitting while watching the Best of the best of the world's athletes. They amaze me, and I can't tear myself away from the TV every evening. The next morning, bleary of eye and weary from too little sleep, I'm off to work looking forward to that evening's competition.
Go USA! But I really do cheer for them all. What a wonderful world this is.
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